Penholder



March. 19, 1929. J 5 5 1,706,326

PEN HOLDER Filed Dec. 19. 1925 INVENTOR ArZ/rur cZJ/rczukzl;

ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 19, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR J". SHAUKIS, OF HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS.

PENHOLDER.

Application filed December 19, 1925. Serial No. 76,508.-

This invention relates to improvements in pen holders, the generalobject being to the provision of a split sleeve positioned,

within the first mentioned sleeve to retain the inner end of a pen point therein while the outer surface of the first mentioned sleeve is built up a wrapping or sleeve like portion of a suitable resilient material whereby no hard substance is exposed to the fingers and no ill effect will be experienced.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing Figure 1 is an elevation of my invention. I

Figure2 is a fragmentary longitudinal section taken therethrough.

Figure 3 is an end elevation of my inv'ention.

Referring to the drawing in detail, where in like characters of reference denote corre-' sponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates a pen staff provided with a reduced portion 11 upon its-forward end and upon which is secured the inner end of a sleeve 12. The forward end of the sleeve is provided with an outwardly extending annular flange 13 the purpose of which will be readily apparent. Received upon the sleeve 12 and abutting the flange or shoulder 13 is a concaved hexagon-shaped disk 14 held in such position through the instrumentality of a layer of wrapping of resilient material 15 upon the sleeve 12 extending from the shoulder formed by the reduced portion 11.

Fitted within the bore. of the sleeve 12 is a split sleeve 16 having its inner end correspondingly secured and positioned upon thereduced portion-11 of the pen staff 10 in order that pen points such as indicated at 17 may be replaced and withdrawn without extracting the split sleeve which expands against the bore of the sleeve 12 and firmly holds the shank of the pen point against displacement.

The invention consists of a novel form of pen holder con'ibining the results and advantages of the pen holders now in use but in addition provides the concaved hexagonshaped disk to eliminate the pen staff from being inserted too far within an ink well and to prevent accun'iulation of the writing fluid upon the pen staff.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction, and the right is herein reserved to makesuch changes as prop erly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A pen holder of the character described comprising a pen staff provided with a reduced portion upon one end, a sleeve mounted upon the reduced portion of the staff and projected an appreciable distance therefrom, an annular flange carried upon the forward end of the sleeve and extended outwardly therefrom, a concaved disk hava central opening, said disk beingprovided with an offset portion located circumferentially of said opening and adapted to lie flush with the inner-side of the flange uponsaid sleeve, a layer of resilient material arranged upon the sleeve immediately behind theoffsetportion of the disk to provide a suitable gripping surface, and a split sleeve positioned within the first mentioned sleeve and tensioned against the bore thereof to provide a resilient locking means for a pen 7 point thereb etween.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ARTHUR J. SHAUKIS. 

